Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Scuderi Group its Innovative Split Cycle Engine for Automotive Usage
Date Published: August 27, 2007
Recognizing the Scuderi Group’s platform design and its potential to change the face of engine technology, Frost & Sullivan is pleased to award the Scuderi Group, the 2007 Technology Innovation Award in the field of engine technologies.
Each year Frost & Sullivan presents this Award to a company that has carried out new research, which has resulted in innovations that have brought, or are expected to bring significant contributions to the industry in terms of adoption, change, and competitive posture. This award recognizes the quality and depth of a company’s research and development program as well as the vision and risk-taking that enabled it to undertake such an endeavor.
Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis, and extensive secondary research in order to identify best practices in the industry.
Read the entire media release on the Frost & Sullivan website.
The Scuderi Engine has been the topic of active discussion this summer on web message boards and forums around the world. One of the most frequent questions concerns the number of cylinders required in the Scuderi Engine. It may seem surprising, but the Scuderi Engine requires exactly the same number of cylinders as a standard combustion engine. Scuderi Group President Sal Scuderi explains how this is possible in the following podcast:
Family Helps Realize Inventor’s Dream, by Susan Kaplan
All Things Considered, August 18, 2007 - Carmelo Scuderi, who died in 2002, was an engineer who dreamed about reinventing the engine. Now, his children hope his innovative engine will present the automotive industry with a new, lower cost, lower pollution driving option.
Frost & Sullivan says Scuderi has “potential to change the face of engine technology”
The Scuderi Group is the recipient of the 2007 Frost & Sullivan North American Technology Innovation Award in the field of engine technologies. Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company, will honor the Scuderi Group for its development of a split cycle, air-hybrid engine for automotive usage at a ceremony on Sept. 18 in Monterey, Calif.
The Scuderi Group earned this Best Practices award for what Frost & Sullivan calls, “an engine design that is an ingenious mixture of conventional parts with unconventional design, one that can be both green and economical.”
Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development.
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By Sandra Block, USAToday, 8/14/2007
… One way to protect yourself against future oil shocks: Buy a fuel-efficient car. All the major automakers have rolled out high-mileage cars and trucks, and more are on the way. And if you buy a hybrid — a vehicle that combines an electric motor with a gasoline engine — you may be eligible for a tax credit when you file your 2007 tax return.
But if you’re counting on the tax credit to reduce the cost of buying a hybrid, pay attention to the calendar.
